Asset manager Hashdex has submitted an amended registration filing for a proposed exchange-traded fund (ETF) designed as a one-stop-shop cryptocurrency portfolio, according to an Oct. 1 regulatory filing. The filing indicates continued progress for the crypto index ETF with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission after the agency asked for more time to reach a decision on whether […]
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Binance ‘fully available’ in Argentina after VASP registration
Crypto exchange Binance has announced that its mobile and web application is now “fully available” to users in Argentina after it was registered as an official crypto service provider in the country. In an announcement shared with Cointelegraph, Binance highlighted that it had been incorporated into the Argentine virtual asset service provider (VASP) registry of […]
Crypto exchange Gemini to close all customer accounts in Canada
Winklevoss-founded crypto exchange Gemini is set to close all customer accounts in Canada by the end of 2024. In a Sept. 30 email sent out to Canadian users of the exchange, Gemini said it would close all accounts in Canada by Dec. 31 and told users they had 90 days to withdraw assets from the […]
Australian bank joins Project Guardian to explore RWA tokenization
Australia and New Zealand Banking Group — one of Australia’s “Big Four” banks — has joined Singapore’s Project Guardian to explore the potential benefits of real-world asset tokenization in financial markets. ANZ will partner with blockchain oracle firm Chainlink Labs and Singapore investment firm ADDX to test how RWAs like commercial papers can interoperate between […]
Ohio to consider accepting crypto for tax payments and fees
An Ohio state senator has introduced a bill to require the state to accept cryptocurrency for payment of state taxes and fees. The legislation would also allow state institutions of higher education and the state pension fund to invest in cryptocurrency if they choose to. Niraj Antani introduced the bill on Sept. 30, according to a press […]
Crypto wallet drainer was on Google Play for months, stole $70K: Report
IT security firm Check Point Research has uncovered a crypto wallet drainer that used “advanced evasion techniques” on the Google Play store to steal over $70,000 in five months. The malicious app disguised itself as the WalletConnect protocol, a well-known app in the crypto space that can link a variety of crypto wallets to decentralized finance […]
Vitalik Buterin proposes metrics to measure ‘Ethereum alignment’
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has proposed putting together a set of metrics to measure how “aligned” projects are with Ethereum’s values. In his latest blog post on Sept. 28, Buterin said achieving “Ethereum alignment” remains one of the most important social challenges in the Ethereum ecosystem. But he acknowledged it’s a tough task given the vast array […]
Polymarket users complain of mysterious Google login wallet attacks
Some users of the Polymarket prediction market app are complaining that their wallets were mysteriously drained after they logged in via their Google accounts. After making deposits, users found that their wallets were wiped out, leaving a balance of zero. The attacks have not occurred against users that relied on wallet browser extensions such as […]
User loses $32 million spWETH in a sophisticated phishing attack
A wallet ending in “e57” fell prey to a sophisticated phishing attack on Sept. 27 that left the wallet drained of 12,083 Spark Wrapped Ethereum tokens (spWETH), valued at $32 million. According to security firm CertiK, 10,000 spWETH, valued at approximately $26 million, was initially sent to a wallet beginning with “0x471c.” A portion of […]
FTX creditors only getting ’10-25% of their crypto back’ — creditor
FTX creditors will only get 10-25% of their cryptocurrency back, according to newly revised bankruptcy documents shared by FTX creditor Sunil Kavuri. The FTX creditor-activist explained that the creditors would receive reimbursements according to the petition date when cryptocurrency prices were much lower than today. To put this into perspective, the price of Bitcoin was […]
